‘Gul Makai’: Director Amjad Khan receives a fatwa from Noida based Muslim cleric for THIS reason

‘Gul Makai’ stars Reem Shaikh, Divya Dutta, Atul Kulkarni, and many others have been creating quite a buzz about it ahead of the release of their much film (based on the real-life story of Malala Yousafzai). The director of the film, Amjad Khan now reveals that a fatwa has been issued against his name from a Noida-based Muslim cleric for disrespecting the Quran.

The makers of the film, ‘Gul Makai’ have been looking for the perfect time to release the film, and it got delayed for a very long time. Not only the fatwa, but the director also reveals that he has been getting death threats right before the release of the film.

A recent report on ANI quoted Amjad Khan saying, “Ab fatwa lag gaya hai (now a fatwa has been issued) by a person from Noida. There is a poster that has Malala holding a book and standing next to a blast, and he thinks it is the Quran. He thinks we haven’t shown respect for the holy book. He called me a kafir.”

As per the report, Khan is said to have been trying to have a word with him so that he can explain to them that its an English book and not Quran.

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While talking about the police case, he said, “You have to report, which I have done. I would say he hasn’t been able to understand things. I am making a film about peace. If I file a police case then the police will bring him in, and then why am I even making the film?”

Coming back to the film, ‘Gul Makai’ traces the real-life story of Pakistani based Malala Yousafzai (Nobel Peace Prize winner). The film is slated to hit the silver screens on January 31.

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Also Read: Divya Dutta and Amjad Khan reveal the travails behind making a film on Malala Yousafzai

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